TV Pilot Production Listings

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Backstage Staff
| Posted Sept. 19, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

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The following listings are not casting notices but instead reflect the best general information available about current casting assignments. Do your homework and use them wisely. Do not phone or visit casting directors' offices. Unless otherwise instructed, all contact with casting directors should be through the mail. Blind mass mailings are not recommended. An asterisk (*) denotes a changed listing. TV PILOTS

* NEW Mark Brazill Project (aka Rednecks and Romeos)(Comedy). A New York teen and his family make drastic adjustments to their formerly cushy life when the bad economy forces their father's car dealership to close. Written and created by Mark Brazill. Casting: Mark Hirschfeld, 6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Ste. 100, Los Angeles, CA 90068. Shoots in early November.

* NEW Rex Is Not Your Lawyer (Drama). A successful, high-powered attorney begins having debilitating panic attacks in court that close up his throat and prevent him from speaking. Instead of giving up his practice, he teaches his clients to represent themselves. Written by Andrew Leeds and David Lampson. Casting: Junie Lowry Johnson and Libby Goldstein, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bungalow 5165, Universal City, CA 91608. Shoots in mid-October.

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* NEW Becker's Farm (Drama, Hallmark). Based on the novel by William Timmons about a young German prisoner of war during WWII who is being held at a small POW camp in Nebraska. When a barn fire erupts, Helmut disappears, and is presumed dead, only to turn up miles away in a rural part of the state, where he lives as keep-to-himself dairy farmer. Written and directed by Mark Roemmich. Casting: Zora Majomi Gorman, DeHorter Casting, 15300 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 202, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Shoots in early October.

Community (Comedy). "The Soup" host Joel McHale stars as Jeff Crocker, a smooth-talking lawyer who is forced to return to community college when his undergrad degree is revoked. Out of sheer survival, he pairs up with a misfit study group headed by Chevy Chase. Casting: Dava Waite Peaslee Casting, c/o Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., N. Gower Mill Bldg., Rm. 117, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Premiere: Sept. 17.

Cougar Town (Comedy, CBS). A 40-something divorcée with a 17-year-old son boldly goes where few in her small Florida town have gone before when she jumps back into the dating scene. Courteney Cox stars. Casting: Debby Romano and Brett Benner. Office address N/A at this time. Premiere: Sept. 23.

The Deep End (Drama, ABC). Four eager associates join a prestigious L.A. law firm only to find it more of a scathing, cutthroat house of greed than they could ever have imagined. Midseason replacement. Casting: Libby Goldstein, The Lot, 1041 N. Formosa, Formosa Bldg., Ste. 94, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Premiere: TBA.

Flash Forward (Drama, ABC). A mysterious global event causes everyone to black out simultaneously for two minutes and 17 seconds. Slowly some of them remember they hadn't blacked out at all—but shot six months into the future to see a sliver of what was to come. Joseph Fiennes stars. Casting: Wendy O'Brien, Wendy O'Brien Casting, 2233 Barry Ave., 2nd fl., Los Angeles, CA 90064. Premiere: Sept. 24.

The Forgotten (Drama/Crime, ABC). A group of dedicated amateur detectives, the members of the all-volunteer Identity Network, attempt to reconstruct the pieces of nameless victims' lives from what little evidence is left behind. Casting: April Webster, April Webster & Associates, 800 Main St., Ste. 251, Burbank, CA 91506. Premiere: Sept. 22.

* NEW Gigantic (Dramedy, Nickelodeon). The privileged daughter of two Hollywood stars returns to Los Angeles after a two-year film shoot overseas with her parents to find everything and everyone she knew has changed and left her behind in the process. Written and produced by Marti Noxon. Mariel Hemingway's daughter Dree stars. Casting: Scott Genkinger and Deborah George, Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bungalow 5165, Universal City, CA 91608. Shoots in mid-October. Premiere: TBA.

The Good Wife (NY) (Drama, CBS). Julianna Margulies stars as a wife and mother who must take full responsibility for her family when her politician husband lands in jail after a very public sex and corruption scandal. Casting: Mark Saks, L.A. Center Studios, 1201 W. Fifth St., Ste. M-160, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Premiere: Sept. 22.

Hank (Comedy, ABC). Forced out of a job when his company downsizes, former corporate tycoon Hank Pryor must adjust to his more mundane family life. Kelsey Grammer stars. Casting Nikki Valko, Valko/Miller Casting, 12003 Guerin St., Studio City, CA 91604. Premiere: Sep. 30.

Hawthorne (Drama, TNT). Jada Pinkett Smith stars as Christina Hawthorne, a recently widowed nurse who struggles to balance the demands of her job and the challenge of single parenthood. Written by John Masius. Directed by Arvin Brown. Casting: Megan Branman and Dylann Brander, Branman/Brander Casting, 333 N. Prairie Ave., Inglewood, CA 90301. Premiered: June 16.

Make It or Break It (ABC Family). A group of teen Olympic gymnastics hopefuls train and prepare for their day in the spotlight. Casting: Dan Shaner and Michael Testa, c/o Shaner/Testa Casting, 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 261, Burbank, CA 91522. Premiered: July 6.

The Middle (Comedy, ABC). Patricia Heaton stars as Frankie Heck—the middle-class, middle-aged, middle-of-the-country wife, mother of three, and car salesman at the No. 1 used-car dealership in Jasper, Ind. Life may not be glamorous or showy for Frankie, but she's at home in the place where family comes first and folks do whatever it takes to keep that family together. Casting: Deborah Barylski, c/o 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 136, Rm. 226, Burbank, CA 91522. Premiere: Sep. 30.

Modern Family (Comedy, ABC). An international filmmaker documents the lives of three families: one with a stay-at-home dad, another in which a gay couple experience first-time fatherhood with the adoption of a Vietnamese child, and the third in which a 60-year-old man becomes an instant dad when he marries a 30-something Latina mother. Casting: Jeff Greenburg & Associates, 5555 Melrose Ave., Marx Bros. Bldg., #102, L.A., CA 90028. Premiere: Sep. 23.

Past Life (Supernatural). A pair of past-life detectives investigate to find out if what is happening to a victim or perpetrator today is the result of who they were before in a past life. Kelli Giddish and Nicholas Bishop star. Casting: Cami Patton, 6464 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 707, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Premiere: TBA.

Royal Pains (NY) (Drama/NBC). "Good Morning Miami" alum Mark Feuerstein stars as a down-on-his-luck New York physician who saves the life of a supermodel at an exclusive party in the Hamptons and suddenly finds himself in demand as an on-call "concierge doctor" for the rich and famous. Written by Carol Flint. Directed by Don Scardino. Casting: Bonnie Finnegan and Steven Jacobs, Finnegan/Jacobs Casting, c/o Actors Alliance, 330 W. 38th St., Room 507, New York, NY 10018. Premiered: June 4.

White Collar (Drama/Action). After his release from prison, all a former con wants is to get back together with his girlfriend, but he finds himself coerced into helping the FBI hook other con men. Directed by Dennie Gordon. Written by Jeff Eastin and Clifton Campbell. Casting: Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson, Julie Tucker Casting, 568 Broadway, Ste. 301, New York, NY 10012. Premiere: TBA.

Zeke and Luther (Teen, Disney). Two best friends wheel their way to the top of the skateboarding world. Produced by Matt Dearborn and Tom Burkhar. Casting: Sally Steiner and Barbie Block, Stiner/Block Casting, 1040 N. Las Palmas, Bldg. 2, 1st Floor, L.A., CA. Premiered: June 22.